To the delight of the crowd in Amsterdam’s Ziggo Dome, Cyrus finished the number by sticking out her tongue — the same expression she flashed repeatedly during her eyebrow-raising appearance at MTV’s Video Music Awards in New York in August.

The European awards traditionally focus on global, rather than U.S. pop music acts, though the overlap is huge: Eminem is receiving a “Global Pop Icon” award and Justin Timberlake and Macklemore & Ryan Lewis are nominated in five categories each.